hailthatbail

Roadwork | Stephen King

bailed

I've tried so hard with this, cos y'know, it's Stephen King. I have to bail. I just don't engage with the characters. Sorry #LosersClub this one is not for me.

#Hailthebail @BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead It happens! And really, nobody is very likable 🤣 2w

jackilynn Definitely up there as one of my least favorites of his. 2w

KathyWheeler I finished, but, boy, was it difficult to do so! 2w

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AllDebooks @BarkingMadRead phew 😅 2w

AllDebooks @jackilynn so glad I'm not alone 2w

AllDebooks @KathyWheeler hats off to you for persevering 🙌 2w

KathyWheeler @AllDebooks 😊. I‘ve never read a King book I‘ve disliked so much before. I thought maybe the ending would help, but no. 2w

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 2w

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CatLass007

The Children of Men | P. D. James

bailed

I listened to this book for an hour, and that was all I could bear. I kept waiting for it to become interesting and it just didn‘t. #HailTheBail #BetterBooksAhead

dabbe #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 2mo

IriDas A few decades ago I watched BBC‘s versions of James‘ works. They did a good job of making it more interesting. When people ask me if I ever like the movie better, I drag out this situation. 2mo

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Leniverse

Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver

bailed

DNF at 31%
I don't get the hype or why this even has a mainstream publisher. Was it popular on Booktok or something? You can find better self-published books on KU. Dark? Please, there's zero depth or emotional attachment so it doesn't feel dark. Romantic? The courtship is more painful than the torture scenes. Comedy? A light tone and irrational characters isn't enough to make it funny.

#HailTheBail

julesG I'm glad I gobbled it up on audio, this way I didn't notice the shortcomings. 😁 2mo

Leniverse @julesG Hah, yes I can see how good narrators might make a difference. 2mo

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🤩 #betterbooksahead 2mo

monkeygirlsmama I enjoyed this one in #audiobook format despite it not being my typical genre. I agree that the narrators definitely helped bring it home for me. 2mo

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Aims42

The Wedding People: A Novel | Alison Espach

bailed

Definitely in the minority on this book, but I lost interest halfway through. I didn‘t connect with any of the characters and the “I don‘t like this” vibes started to outweigh the “I love this!” vibes. #HailtheBail 🚀

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3mo

Aims42 @dabbe The #hailthebail hashtag is so empowering 😁💕 I started a new book and already it‘s a better fit 3mo

IndianBookworm Just finished the book, it's decent but even I do not get the hype! (edited) 3mo

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Aims42 @IndianBookworm Right?! I found myself thinking of anything else but reading, I even thought of doing laundry instead! That was my “lightbulb moment” to pick a different book 😆 3mo

IndianBookworm @Aims42 what an epiphany! 😂 I think it'd be a great movie though, lots of characters, beautiful setting and events, and less PREACHY❤ 3mo

Aims42 @IndianBookworm Oh man, I don‘t even know if I made it to the preachy parts 🤣🤣🤣 I bailed during the bachelorette “seminar”. It could be a great movie though, I could definitely see some actresses in the role of Phoebe and Lila 3mo

IndianBookworm @Aims42 hahaha, I think you passed a few but the frequency increased a lot more towards the end! 😓 3mo

Aims42 @IndianBookworm Oof 🫠 Okay, glad I bailed when I did then 😆😮‍💨 3mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

When the Moon Hits Your Eye | John Scalzi

bailed

Bailing 100 pages in. Scalzi is always hit or miss for me. I love the idea of this book - the moon has, in an instant, turned to cheese and no one knows why or how it what is next. Scalzi uses interviews, news reports and (for me) way too many pov. The book is creative but I have been sitting here for the last 40 or so pgs wishing I was reading Blake Crouch's Project Hail Mary instead so I am going to stop now

TheSpineView I get that with Scalzi. Loved Project Hail Mary! 3mo

ChaoticMissAdventures @TheSpineView Scalzi writes women WAY better, but this one is so scattered, and at 100 pages you never hear from the same person twice, I think I just want something more tightly told then this. And impossible space missions just reminded me of how much I loved PHM. 3mo

dabbe #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 3mo

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intothehallofbooks

The Antidote | Karen Russell

pan

After 43 days, I am calling it. I can‘t push myself any further. I tried the digital arc that I received, then I added the audio, then I added a print copy, in hopes that I would be able to push thru. I love this period of US History, but the slow meandering plot just did me in. Also, at this part of the book, some things were added to the story that I felt just slowed it down further and didn‘t make sense with where things were going. I read 👇🏻

intothehallofbooks the last few chapters and, honestly, I wish I‘d have stopped trying weeks ago. Many people love this one, so don‘t take only my word for it. It just sadly wasn‘t the book for me. Thanks to Knopf for allowing me to read this one. I love Dust Bowl stuff and it stinks that this one didn‘t work out for me. 4mo

Ruthiella She‘s not for me. hated her debut

Swamplandia!

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dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4mo

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bookaholic1 At least you tried right..there's alot of books to read out there than continue reading one you can't get into 4mo

intothehallofbooks @dabbe @bookaholic1 I should have bailed sooner! 4mo

intothehallofbooks @Ruthiella I was curious about her other books before trying this one, but now I don‘t think I‘ll be picking them up 😬 4mo

dabbe @intothehallofbooks Well, next time a book doesn't hit you in just the right way, #hailthatbail and get outta there! 🤣😍🤩 4mo

Aims42 Thank you for the honesty. I was next in line on my library‘s wait list for this, but it does not sound like what I want to read right now. I canceled my hold, hopefully the person behind me is excited now 😄 4mo

intothehallofbooks @Aims42 You can always go back to it if the mood strikes you! 3mo

Aims42 @intothehallofbooks That‘s exactly what I thought too 😁👍 3mo

Nebklvr If I hadn‘t paid full price, I would have ditched it happily. 3mo

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Nessavamusic

Valor | John Gwynne

bailed

This is a DNF for now. I do hope to come back to it, but I‘m feeling a reading slump and dense fantasy is just not working for me right now. I‘ll probably come back to this in the summer, but off the TBR for now. #hailthebail #bookspinbingo!

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4mo

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rwmg

The Red Romance Book - Tales of Knights, Dragons & High Adventure | Andrew Lang

every boy should stop reading a book as soon as he finds that he does not like it, just as you are not expected to eat more mutton than you want to eat.

@dabbe #hailthebail in 1906

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4mo

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Bec_lectic

What Alice Forgot | Liane Moriarty

bailed

It‘s a 100 pages in and I feel like this story has made no progress. Alice is still in the hospital and still doesn‘t remember anything. I‘m bored, I‘m over it , I‘m out!

#hailtothebail

LiteraryHoarderPenny #HailtotheBail love it!! 😁 4mo

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4mo

BkClubCare Whoa!! We obviously don‘t share tastes in books, and thats ok! 👌 1mo

Bec_lectic @BkClubCare lol. Maybe if I had read it at a different point, I may have been more patient with the development of story. Just wasn‘t the right time for me. 1mo

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Coffeymuse

Leave No Trace: A National Parks Thriller | Jon Land, A. J. Landau, Jeff Ayers

I sat for nearly 30 minutes critiquing this book instead of enjoying the read. When I realized what I was doing, I had enough. 100+ pages in and I'm done. DNF

Just didn't buy the 2 main characters and honestly, it really came across as a couple of guys writing a thriller, paint by number style. Just doesn't work and I've bailed.

#ontobetterreads
#hailthebail

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 4mo

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